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An original sketch of the Burning of Charlestown & Battle of Bunker Hill. Taken by an English Officer from Beacon Hill Boston.

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Title
An original sketch of the Burning of Charlestown & Battle of Bunker Hill. Taken by an English Officer from Beacon Hill Boston.
Names
Davies, Thomas, ca. 1737-1812 (Artist)
Collection

Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating to American History

The signers to the Declaration of Independence

Massachusetts, in two parts : part I.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1775
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZP
Topics
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Genres
Prints
Notes
Citation/reference: EM2039
Physical Description
Watercolors
Extent: Watercolor and pen & ink.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Photo Order: 50023
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c938990-6eef-0130-2714-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1737: Creator Born
  • 1775: Created
  • 1812: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "An original sketch of the Burning of Charlestown & Battle of Bunker Hill. Taken by an English Officer from Beacon Hill Boston." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1775. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6319dbe0-6ef0-0130-7e5b-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "An original sketch of the Burning of Charlestown & Battle of Bunker Hill. Taken by an English Officer from Beacon Hill Boston." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6319dbe0-6ef0-0130-7e5b-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1775). An original sketch of the Burning of Charlestown & Battle of Bunker Hill. Taken by an English Officer from Beacon Hill Boston. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6319dbe0-6ef0-0130-7e5b-58d385a7bbd0

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An original sketch of the Burning of Charlestown & Battle of Bunker Hill. Taken by an English Officer from Beacon Hill Boston.